Chapter 226 - Favor Nurtured, a Hundred Lifetimes to Repay!
In the Demon Continent, the five great demon clans were always at odds with each other. Even infighting was not uncommon. But now, bound by a shared destiny, they had come together, setting aside their differences.
Truth be told, the demons had little to grumble about Moon Fairy. Accusing someone of treason just because of two coincidences was, after all, baseless. What if it was a false accusation? That would mean losing the future of their demon race for nothing. After the great chaos, they were left with just a single scion...
After hearing Moon Fairy's provocation, the Gu Emperor’s face darkened, and he said, “Don’t spout nonsense. If you have misunderstandings, let's settle this simply. Each of us can bring forth two hundred thousand!”
"Don't listen to his nonsense! I’ll finish him off and be done with it!" Eclipse exploded in rage.
"Stop!" the Gu Emperor, Red Lotus, and Burning Saint shouted. Yet, only Burning Saint stepped up; the other two showed no intention of actually stepping in.
"If these two don’t intervene, who can stop the Eclipse Demon Emperor in his frenzy?" Burning Saint thought, annoyed. Who could stop this crazed dog?
"With Lady Hua Lian's death, only one of these will come out alive! What a pity!" The Ape Saint sighed.
"Let's watch for now. If things get dicey, we can always intervene and help Moon Fairy, right?" Burning Saint probed.
"Nope! I'm out." the Ape Saint replied. He'd been scared into submission after being smacked in the face.
And so, at the gates of the Ancestral Temple, an unprecedented battle erupted between the future prodigy of the Demon Continent and a Demon Emperor. No one dared to intervene. Offending either was unthinkable.
"You wretched fox! A bewitching, weak race! You just beguile people's hearts and dare to call yourself an Emperor of the Demon Continent?" Eclipse growled. No matter how much Burning Saint boasted, as a Heavenly Hound served by foxes, he knew their clan all too well.
With a howl, the young man in black transformed into a colossal, pitch-black Heavenly Hound. He had a lion's mane, a wolf-like body, and massive limbs. His true form shrouded the sky and blanketed the streets in a blanket of black mist, emanating a powerful miasma. The destructive power behind his howl alone turned a dozen buildings along the street into dust!
HUM! Before him, the silver Three-Tailed Fox's fur rippled. Compared to the Heavenly Hound, the fox exuded elegance and a solitary coldness. In terms of ferocity, it was leagues apart from the Heavenly Hound!
"Die!" Eclipse charged like a rampaging elephant. Wherever his fleshly body went, the ground cracked, the air shook, and a demonic wind howled. Black flames ignited on his body, burning almost thousand meters high, forming a domain that spread rapidly around him!
"Master! Today, I will avenge you and slay this so-called Demon Emperor!" Moon Fairy declared, tugging at his heart-shaped earring, a gesture so moving it could bring tears to the eyes of the onlookers.
In the eyes of the demon horde, the demon fox's flesh was weak, capable only of bewitching opponents. However, when Moon Fairy, with the power of the Divine Desolation Physique, ignited hundreds of Desolate Essences within him, he reached a state almost equal to the Eclipse Demon Emperor, showcasing a raw, visceral power that was astonishing to behold!
The Heavenly Hound was like a fierce beast, a mix of a lion and a wolf! One black, one silver! These two beast demons collided with a thunderous boom, like an army clashing! In this demonic fight, instincts ruled. Every move was lethal, every claw dripped blood, all fearless and wild!
The Heavenly Hound bit at Moon Fairy's neck, attempting to tear the fox apart. Little did it know, the fox's flesh was harder than any magic treasure, and its sharp teeth slid off the fox's fur!
RIP! Moon Fairy sidestepped, his claws sinking into the Heavenly Hound's flesh, leaving five bloody trails. The intense power of Desolation surged into the Eclipse Demon Emperor's body!
BOOM! Blood splattered as Moon Fairy's three tails coiled around the Heavenly Hound's neck like steel whips. He flipped over, pressing down on the Heavenly Hound's back with a mighty force!
BOOM! The massive black Heavenly Hound was pressed down, smashing into the ground and shattering the ground for almost a thousand meters around, sending thick smoke billowing into the air!
With tails constricting his neck, claws embedded in his flesh, and teeth biting into the Eclipse Demon Emperor's head, Moon Fairy was a force to be reckoned with!
Blood splattered as Moon Fairy bit off a crimson ear and spat it out in front of the crowd, still burning with black flames.
"Ah?!!" This brutal, explosive, reckless scene was far from the elegant behavior expected of a fox demon. It was more akin to a burly brute masquerading as a delicate damsel! In a single encounter, a fox, relying purely on its physical strength and toughness, had firmly overpowered the Eclipse Demon Emperor!
All the demons present were dumbstruck, their minds blank.
"What in the world?" The Ape Saint's jaw dropped, even forgetting the pain of the slap on his face.
"Berserk, isn't it?" Burning Saint couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. He was even more convinced now. Moon Fairy was on par with a Demon Emperor. Only a lunatic would stoop to serve the human race, right? "Would anyone believe a lion slaughtering its pride only to kneel before a rabbit?"
BOOM! Before their eyes, buildings crumbled into ruins under the ferocious battle of the two demons. They rampaged everywhere, turning walls to dust and scorching the earth.
"You stupid mutt, I killed your sister with my own hands! I tricked her, lured her to a remote place, she thought I fancied her. When she least expected it, I bit off her dog head! Even if you know, what can you do to me?" Moon Fairy hissed, slamming the frenzied Heavenly Hound into a lake, then sneered softly.
PSSST! The vast lake evaporated instantly!
"You!" The enraged black behemoth, half-drenched in blood, roared out, its killing intent sky-high.
"That day during the Grand Melee, I worked with Yun Xiao in the shadows of the Black Box Battle to annihilate your Demon Continent's prodigies. What can you do to me? Do you think anyone believes you, you worthless mutt?" Moon Fairy laughed mockingly. "You're just a lowly beast, how dare you fight me!"
"You despicable fox!" Eclipse's eyes nearly burst in rage! Gathering all its strength, it unleashed a black moon, over 300 meters in diameter, towards Moon Fairy. The black moon, like a black hole, devoured everything in its path. It flew directly towards the demon fox who got caught in its storm and was drawn towards it!
This was its terrifying demonic magic, Heavenly Hound Devours the Moon, feared in the Divine Continent. Stronger than the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts by the Eternal Joy Demon Emperor, it was a black moon that devoured everything!
BOOM! The black behemoth chased the black moon, its face blood-red with fury, charging towards Moon Fairy!
"Demon magic? I can do that too!" Moon Fairy gave a cold smirk as he unleashed a fox illusion. In an instant, a bewitching world unfolded, engulfing the Eclipse. Suddenly, a young girl in black appeared before the colossal black dog.
"Brother! Don't kill me, please..." The girl in black wailed miserably.
"Lil Lu!" Eclipse's heart trembled, his eyes swirling into a pale vortex. Stricken with grief, he hastily diverted his Heavenly Hound Devours the Moon.
BOOM! The black moon veered off course, charging towards Moon Fairy. But in the next moment, the illusion shattered, and the black moon crashed into the Ancestral Temple, raging through and exploding violently!
"GAGHHH!!" Around two hundred thousand insect and snake demons, who had just gathered, were annihilated by the black moon, turning to ashes. Numerous palaces and pavilions of the Ancestral Temple were blown apart!
"Eclipse, have you lost your mind? Unable to kill me, you turn on your insect kin?!" Moon Fairy appeared in another direction, glaring furiously at the Eclipse Demon Emperor.
"What!?" The black behemoth emerged from the illusion, only to find its sister and two hundred thousand insect demons gone!
The Gu Emperor's face soured!
"You!" When the Eclipse Demon Emperor saw the fox again, the cunning, sinister gleam beneath its elegant facade sent a shiver down his spine, realizing its terror too late. Yes, it was already too late!
Moon Fairy suddenly appeared before Eclipse, his claws piercing his eye, gruesomely shredding one of his eyeballs! Eclipse's face exploded in pain as he roared!
BANG! Moon Fairy relentlessly bit his neck, slamming him repeatedly to the ground, tearing open his abdomen and spilling his entrails. Blood sprayed wildly!
"Moon Fairy!" Eclipse's roar, a mix of rage and fear, echoed throughout, leaving the crowd stunned and their heads spinning. Such a brutal fox, a first in their lifetime!
This was the battle that truly made a name for Moon Fairy! Until then, consecutive defeats at the hands of Yun Xiao had left the demons feeling stifled and disgraced.
BOOM! The massive black Heavenly Hound was slammed down before the gathered demons. Covered in claw marks, drenched in blood, its organs spilling out, both eyes burst, and its tongue gruesomely torn out!
"Gu Emperor! Red Lotus! Save me!" Eclipse, brutal throughout his life, now wailed pitifully, screaming in utter terror. However, the Gu Emperor and Red Lotus instinctively stepped back. Their faces were a battleground of struggle and hesitation. For a moment, they faltered!
Eclipse couldn't see this, but the crowd gasped in shock, and his ears caught the sound. To him, this was the most despairing sound in the world!
"Moon Fairy, King of Beasts! The future of the Demon Continent!" Burning Saint suddenly shouted.
BOOM! Inside the Ancestral Temple, millions of demons fervently chanted the name 'Moon Fairy'!
"Ugh!" Eclipse was in agony. Worse than death was dying with endless frustration and injustice. It was his own beloved kin who, at this moment, delivered the final betrayal. There was nothing more despairing in this world.
BOOM! In the next instant, the Three-Tailed Demon Fox pressed down on its head, opening its jaws wide. It viciously bit out a chunk of the Heavenly Hound's heart!
"He's a traitor! Don't believe him! Don't..." As Eclipse cried out his last words, tears streaming, the Three-Tailed Demon Fox crushed his heart!
SPLURT! Demon blood sprayed everywhere, drenching the Gu Emperor and Red Lotus from head to toe. The struggling black Heavenly Hound whimpered and collapsed, its eyes empty. It died in front of millions of demons.
"Well done..." Burning Saint clapped his hands, then beckoned Ape Saint to join in. "What are you waiting for? Bring forth the beast clans to bow before the new emperor!"
"Yes..." Ape Saint's throat was dry, his body trembling. He knelt down with a thud! One by one, the beast demons, their eyes alight with fervor, prostrated themselves.
"Moon Fairy Demon Emperor!" Their frenzied shouts echoed throughout the Ancestral Temple! In this glorious moment, the Three-Tailed Demon Fox leapt off the corpse of the black Heavenly Hound, slowly transforming into a silver-haired youth.
"Everyone, I hereby vow to slay Divine Dawn and Yun Xiao to prove my innocence! Otherwise, I shall end my own life here!" Moon Fairy declared righteously.
"There's no need for such vows!" Burning Saint's blood boiled. "You've already proven yourself! You are the greatest demon of the Demon Continent, envied by the incompetent! Lead our kind to vanquish the humans; you need not prove anything else!"
"Right! Anyone else who slanders will meet the same fate as that worthless mutt!" Ape Saint spoke through gritted teeth.
"Thank you all for your trust!" Tears in his eyes, Moon Fairy stood atop the corpse of the Eclipse Demon Emperor, holding up a heart-shaped earring and announcing mournfully. "The debt of nurturing is hard to repay in a hundred lifetimes. Master, I've finally avenged you..."
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